decennium

[ dih-sen-ee-uhm ]

noun

, plural de·cen·ni·ums, de·cen·ni·a [dih-, sen, -ee-, uh].

1. a period of ten years; a decade.

decennium

/ dɪˈsɛnɪəm; dɪˈsɛnərɪ /

noun

1. a less common word for decade

Word History and Origins

Origin of decennium¹

From Latin, dating back to 1675–85; decennial

Word History and Origins

Origin of decennium¹

C17: from Latin, from decem ten + annus year

Example Sentences

We have spoken of a splendid Decennium in the Duke of Marlborough's campaigns—that from 1702 to 1712.

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One short decennium has comprehended within its circuit the beginning and the end of this unparalleled hurricane.

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In England, it is true that the largest cities show during the last decennium a certain slackening in the pace of growth.

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The second decennium still found him employed chiefly in research, vertebrate and extinct forms absorbing most of his attention.

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He was occupied actively with teaching, but the dominant feature of the decennium was his assumption of the Darwinian doctrines.

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